1. Plane-wave scattering
1.1 Assumptions
For convenience, we use the word light here in a broad sense, whatever the frequency of the radiation under consideration. Since a frequency spectrum can be described by a Fourier transform, we restrict ourselves to monochromatic radiation. Light is modeled as an electromagnetic wave, described by Maxwell's equations (so we won't talk about photons). Scattering is quasi-elastic, i.e. it produces no frequency changes other than those due to the Doppler effect, or those (singular) from a finite frequency to a zero frequency resulting from the eventual absorption of light by the particles. The medium surrounding the particles is assumed to be non-absorbing.
A distinction must therefore be made between single and multiple...
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References
Reviews
Among the specialist journals publishing articles on light scattering, we can cite :
Applied Optics
Journal of Optical Society of America
Particle and Particle System Characterization
Congress
Many conferences are dedicated to optical measurement techniques, in particular laser velocimetry. The proceedings invariably include papers dedicated to light scattering, in particular the phase-Doppler technique. The most famous of these is probably "The International Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics", held biannually in Lisbon since 1982.
A conference specifically dedicated...
Manufacturers
Many researchers build their own laser-Doppler velocimeters or phase-Doppler granulometers, for reasons of economy and/or to exercise greater control over the instrumentation, or even to adapt it to specific conditions
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